From time to time we come out of the house to find a different atmosphere in which to write. As a result we end up looking to see if there are any open wifi-connections that we can jump on. Or we might be at the local coffee shop using their network. I came across this…

The issue of copyright has long been at the forefront of any publishing issue. In order for authors not to be accused of plagiarism (using someone's work and calling it your own), the judicious use of bibliographies, endnotes and footnotes must be applied. An endnote is an explanation at the end of a chapter of…

One of the blogs I like to read is The Book Designer by Joe Friedlander. I find the site to be very informative and it is a good place to find other writer's blogs. They also have a Book Cover Design competition every month. This provides a very good opportunity for your book as books…

JAMCOPY - Jamaica's copyright licensing agency will be hosting a one day seminar on April 25th starting at 9:00 am at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel at 17 Waterloo Road, Kingston 10. Please email info@jamcopy.com for information on registration. Please visit this link http://www.jamcopy.com/index.php/member-services to see the benefits of joining this organization. Membership is eligible to…

The first ever Christian writers competition is being hosted by Xulon Press. The deadline for submission is April 21, 2014 and prizes will be announced April 30. Information can be found at this link http://www.xulonpress.com/christian-writers-award/

The Publisher's Notebook will be incorporated in the very near future. While this blog will be focusing on issues relating to self-publishing, the focus of the business will be publishing for the Christian genre in Jamaica. I have discovered many a writing talent in my church and other churches and will be focusing on not…

I am not claiming to be an expert on solar technology, but to my layman's mind I can clearly see how an infrastructure for manufacturing based on solar energy and other renewable energy sources cannot help but be beneficial to the economy of our country on a whole.